Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

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he's a nice looking dog! That's awesome that you have a good boy like him there to keep you safe. Sounds like some serious bloodlines you'd want behind a guard dog indeed!

I keep daydreaming about just having my own place much further away from people than here.

 

[Debbi]

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yay! That's so exciting Debbi! If she takes the ones you guys spoke about, how many will that leave you to still need to thin out?

Depends on if she takes some hens. I've got three hens, two pullets, two little cockerels, and 3 older cockerels to go yet. Blue Butt, Bump, and maybe Pip are going to freezer camp. That will leave me two pullets, and either 2 or 3 roos. Plus the 14 Silkies, but they don't count much as chickens in my eyes!

 

[gilavina]

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yay! That's so exciting Debbi! If she takes the ones you guys spoke about, how many will that leave you to still need to thin out?

Depends on if she takes some hens. I've got three hens, two pullets, two little cockerels, and 3 older cockerels to go yet. Blue Butt, Bump, and maybe Pip are going to freezer camp. That will leave me two pullets, and either 2 or 3 roos. Plus the 14 Silkies, but they don't count much as chickens in my eyes!

wow...that is really good! You will be miles and miles ahead of me on the thinning down front. I don't even want to think about what it would be like if I didn't thin down any more before winter. No thanks! I will get there tho...
I did catch up a couple of my younger chicks this morn...and a couple of the girls are butterballs. I love it! And the bonus...they are blues!!

 

[Debbi]

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he's a nice looking dog! That's awesome that you have a good boy like him there to keep you safe. Sounds like some serious bloodlines you'd want behind a guard dog indeed!

I keep daydreaming about just having my own place much further away from people than here.

Yes, he is a good boy with those he knows. He's getting on in years at 9 1/2, but you'd never know it. He has the energy of a Jack Russell Terrier! Extremely high prey drive, and lots of energy. 100lbs. of sheer muscle, and fast as a cheetah. We were training in Schutzhund when my arthritis got the better of me, and my hip and knees went out. He was so-so in obedience, excellent in tracking, but his best point was the protection work. He now serves as my constant companion and service dog, self trained. He helps me with herding the chickens in at night, pulling weeds, picks things up for me, and will fetch anything. I do feel safe with him here, and he is such a great help to me.

 

[Debbi]

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Depends on if she takes some hens. I've got three hens, two pullets, two little cockerels, and 3 older cockerels to go yet. Blue Butt, Bump, and maybe Pip are going to freezer camp. That will leave me two pullets, and either 2 or 3 roos. Plus the 14 Silkies, but they don't count much as chickens in my eyes!

wow...that is really good! You will be miles and miles ahead of me on the thinning down front. I don't even want to think about what it would be like if I didn't thin down any more before winter. No thanks! I will get there tho...
I did catch up a couple of my younger chicks this morn...and a couple of the girls are butterballs. I love it! And the bonus...they are blues!!

Yes, but I had less birds to begin with

My problem now is, I am getting the serious hatching bug nipping at me again! I still want some Splash eggs!!! If I can hatch by November, I will be good to go by May...to start all over again!

I need da bluuuuues!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[poularde]

Thought I would share the listing for the Puyallup Fair poultry show... This is what they had listed for the classes of birds. What is that last bird? Debi I thought you might appreciate this.

COnTinenTaL
Class
1410 CONTINENTAL HAMBURG
White; Black; Silver Penciled; Golden Penciled;
Silver Spangled; Golden Spangled
1420 CONTINENTAL CAMPINE
Silver; Golden
1425 CONTINENTAL LA FLECHE
1430 LAKENVELDER
1440 CONTINENTAL POLISH
Non-bearded White; Non-bearded Golden;
Non-bearded Buff Laced; Non-bearded Silver;
Non-bearded White Crested Black;
Non-bearded White Crested Blue;
Non-bearded Black Crested White;
Bearded White; Bearded Golden;
Bearded Buff Laced; Bearded Silver
1445 CONTINENTAL FAVEROLLE
1451 CONTINENTAL BARNVELDER
1452 CONTINENTAL WELSUMMER
1455 CONTINENTAL MORAN

 

[gilavina]

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wow...that is really good! You will be miles and miles ahead of me on the thinning down front. I don't even want to think about what it would be like if I didn't thin down any more before winter. No thanks! I will get there tho...
I did catch up a couple of my younger chicks this morn...and a couple of the girls are butterballs. I love it! And the bonus...they are blues!!

Yes, but I had less birds to begin with

My problem now is, I am getting the serious hatching bug nipping at me again! I still want some Splash eggs!!! If I can hatch by November, I will be good to go by May...to start all over again!

I need da bluuuuues!!!!!!!!!!!!

agreed..you definitely need the blues!

 

[Debbi]

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OMG!!! Don't they know it's MORANS with an S?????

 

[poularde]

 

[Debbi]

Who are these show secretaries, anyway??? The one that irked me the most was the cage signs at the Newnan show, Maran.

Are you kidding me?? You can bet if I ever get to a show or two, I will have my Sharpie, skillfully concealed on my person...heheheheheheeeee

ETA: ~ In defense of the show secretary at the Newnan show, they may have actually gotten the wrong idea from the pronounciation of Marans. When pronounced correctly, the S is silent. But MORANS??